Art Deco and Modernist Ceramics

Art Deco and Modernist Ceramics

by Garth Clark (Author), KarenMcCready (Author)

Synopsis

This is a guide to the ceramics of the 1920s and 1930s, offering clear explanations of art terms such as Art Deco, Modernism, Art Moderne, and Streamline Style. Over 200 photographs provide a visual reference of objects both useful and decorative, chosen for their visual power, their historical significance or their appeal to collectors. The volume includes an A-Z reference section listing significant ceramicists, designers, decorators and the factories of the period as well as a glossary of technical terms.

The renowned ceramic historian Garth Clark provides a broad survey of the period in his Introduction, while the volume also includes an invaluable A-Z reference section listing significant ceramists, designers, decorators and factories of the period, as well as a glossary of technical terms and an extensive bibliography.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: 01
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 03 Feb 1997

ISBN 10: 0500278253
ISBN 13: 9780500278253
Book Overview: An inspiring guide to the ceramics of the 1920s and 1930s, offering clear explanations of art terms such as Art Deco, Modernism, Art Moderne, and Streamline Style

Author Bio
Karen McCready was the Director of Crown Point Press, a publisher of fine art prints. Widely knowledgeable in many areas of modern fine and applied arts, she is co-author of Porcelain: Traditions and New Visions, and was curator of the museum exhibition Contemporary American Ceramics: Twenty Artists.